Course Descriptions

 

Step 1
MSU Training Requirements Information 
Principal Investigators
  • Biosafety for Principal Investigators
  • MSU Biosafety for the Laboratory Worker or  Plant Research Biosafety
  • OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens (if appliable)

CITI Program Training

In-person Training

Faculty, Staff, Students

Working with BSL-1 and/or BSL-2 agents

  • MSU Biosafety for the Laboratory Worker or Plant Research Biosafety
  • OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens (if appliable)

CITI Program Training

In-person Training

PI, Faculty, Staff, Students

Working with BSL-2 agents and/or human blood or other potentially infectious materials

Occupational Health Surveillance Program

Respirator Protection Program
Other possible trainings

Students in Teaching Labs

  • Biosafety for BSL1 and BSL2 Laboratories – Teaching Labs
  • OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens – Teaching Labs

Shipping certification for biological agents and/or dry ice

  • Shipping and Transport of Regulated Biological Materials

CITI Program Training

 

Step 2

If adding personnel to an IBC protocol, all the requirements in Step 1

must be completed before advancing to Step 2
PI Actions Information
  • PI to ensure training completion and review IBC protocol with onboarding personnel
  • All requirements listed in Step 1 must be completed for IBC protocol approval to be granted
  • PI submits an amendment to add personnel to IBC protocol
**Protocol amendment will be Returned for Modification if Step 1 is incomplete

IBC Program Manager

Nicole Soll, nicole.soll1@montana.edu, (406) 994-6732

 

Step 3
Laboratory Requirements for all Personnel Information
  • Read MSU Biosafety Manual
  • Read and sign Laboratory Specific Biosafety Manual (review annually)
  • Read and understand Pathogen Safety Data Sheets
  • Document lab-specific training (template found in Appendices of Laboratory Specific Biosafety Manual)
 Biosafety Program              

 

For Biosafety trainings, taking either the In-Person or the applicable CITI trainings will fulfill the requirement..

Non-MSU Affiliate Training Request

Please complete the form below if you are a non-MSU affiliate needing training.

A non-MSU Affiliate could be non-academic personnel (e.g. business associates, local government representatives, school system representatives, community advisory board members, and community members) or others who do not have access to an online training system and are engaged in research requiring MSU IBC approval.

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Please provide the best number to reach you at during business hours
Please provide the MSU Affiliated Researcher you are working with